chicaner

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English

Etymology

Compare French chicaneur.

Noun

chicaner (plural chicaners)

  1. One who uses chicanery.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną, the selfsame origin of modern French chic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.ka.ne/
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Verb

chicaner

  1. (transitive) to get (someone) into an argument
  2. (reflexive, reciprocal) to quibble, squabble (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner)
    C’est inutile de se chicaner.
    It's pointless to squabble.
    Mais pourquoi est-ce que vous vous chicanez ?
    Just why are you bickering?

Conjugation

Conjugation of chicaner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple chicaner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple chicanant
/ʃi.ka.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle chicané
/ʃi.ka.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present chicane
/ʃi.kan/ 		chicanes
/ʃi.kan/ 		chicane
/ʃi.kan/ 		chicanons
/ʃi.ka.nɔ̃/ 		chicanez
/ʃi.ka.ne/ 		chicanent
/ʃi.kan/
imperfect chicanais
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/ 		chicanais
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/ 		chicanait
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/ 		chicanions
/ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/ 		chicaniez
/ʃi.ka.nje/ 		chicanaient
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/
past historic2 chicanai
/ʃi.ka.ne/ 		chicanas
/ʃi.ka.na/ 		chicana
/ʃi.ka.na/ 		chicanâmes
/ʃi.ka.nam/ 		chicanâtes
/ʃi.ka.nat/ 		chicanèrent
/ʃi.ka.nɛʁ/
future chicanerai
/ʃi.kan.ʁe/ 		chicaneras
/ʃi.kan.ʁa/ 		chicanera
/ʃi.kan.ʁa/ 		chicanerons
/ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/ 		chicanerez
/ʃi.kan.ʁe/ 		chicaneront
/ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/
conditional chicanerais
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/ 		chicanerais
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/ 		chicanerait
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/ 		chicanerions
/ʃi.ka.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		chicaneriez
/ʃi.ka.nə.ʁje/ 		chicaneraient
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present chicane
/ʃi.kan/ 		chicanes
/ʃi.kan/ 		chicane
/ʃi.kan/ 		chicanions
/ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/ 		chicaniez
/ʃi.ka.nje/ 		chicanent
/ʃi.kan/
imperfect2 chicanasse
/ʃi.ka.nas/ 		chicanasses
/ʃi.ka.nas/ 		chicanât
/ʃi.ka.na/ 		chicanassions
/ʃi.ka.na.sjɔ̃/ 		chicanassiez
/ʃi.ka.na.sje/ 		chicanassent
/ʃi.ka.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chicane
/ʃi.kan/ 		— chicanons
/ʃi.ka.nɔ̃/ 		chicanez
/ʃi.ka.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se chicaner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se chicaner
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se chicanant
/sə ʃi.ka.nɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle chicané
/ʃi.ka.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me chicane
/mə ʃi.kan/ 		te chicanes
/tə ʃi.kan/ 		se chicane
/sə ʃi.kan/ 		nous chicanons
/nu ʃi.ka.nɔ̃/ 		vous chicanez
/vu ʃi.ka.ne/ 		se chicanent
/sə ʃi.kan/
imperfect me chicanais
/mə ʃi.ka.nɛ/ 		te chicanais
/tə ʃi.ka.nɛ/ 		se chicanait
/sə ʃi.ka.nɛ/ 		nous chicanions
/nu ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/ 		vous chicaniez
/vu ʃi.ka.nje/ 		se chicanaient
/sə ʃi.ka.nɛ/
past historic2 me chicanai
/mə ʃi.ka.ne/ 		te chicanas
/tə ʃi.ka.na/ 		se chicana
/sə ʃi.ka.na/ 		nous chicanâmes
/nu ʃi.ka.nam/ 		vous chicanâtes
/vu ʃi.ka.nat/ 		se chicanèrent
/sə ʃi.ka.nɛʁ/
future me chicanerai
/mə ʃi.kan.ʁe/ 		te chicaneras
/tə ʃi.kan.ʁa/ 		se chicanera
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁa/ 		nous chicanerons
/nu ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous chicanerez
/vu ʃi.kan.ʁe/ 		se chicaneront
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me chicanerais
/mə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/ 		te chicanerais
/tə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/ 		se chicanerait
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/ 		nous chicanerions
/nu ʃi.ka.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous chicaneriez
/vu ʃi.ka.nə.ʁje/ 		se chicaneraient
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me chicane
/mə ʃi.kan/ 		te chicanes
/tə ʃi.kan/ 		se chicane
/sə ʃi.kan/ 		nous chicanions
/nu ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/ 		vous chicaniez
/vu ʃi.ka.nje/ 		se chicanent
/sə ʃi.kan/
imperfect2 me chicanasse
/mə ʃi.ka.nas/ 		te chicanasses
/tə ʃi.ka.nas/ 		se chicanât
/sə ʃi.ka.na/ 		nous chicanassions
/nu ʃi.ka.na.sjɔ̃/ 		vous chicanassiez
/vu ʃi.ka.na.sje/ 		se chicanassent
/sə ʃi.ka.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chicane-toi
/ʃi.kan.twa/ 		— chicanons-nous
/ʃi.ka.nɔ̃.nu/ 		chicanez-vous
/ʃi.ka.ne.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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